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What is the process to separate the mixture of ethyl alcohol and water?

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To seperate a mixture of alcohol( ethyl alcohol) and water we use a process known as fractional distillation.This technique relies on the fact that the compounds in the mixture have different boiling points.Since ethanol boils at a lower temperature than water, the alcohol vaporizes while most of the water remains as liquid.

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